Nov 14, 2017 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd Al-Ghazaly High School is an Islamic school in Wayne, New Jersey. When its Imam discovered hateful responses directed at Muslims in the comment section of a local news column, he made a remarkable decision about how best to respond. He asked the...
Aug 14, 2017 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd The Trump Administration claims the President’s controversial “travel ban” Executive Order has nothing to do with religion in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court last week. A federal District Court in Hawaii and the 4th...
Aug 9, 2017 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd Pastor Travis Norvell of Judson Memorial Baptist Church in Minneapolis responded powerfully to the attack on the Bloomington Islamic Center in a column in yesterday’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Norvell explained well the Baptist tradition in...
Jul 26, 2017 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd A new Pew Research Center poll shows an upward trend in the percentage of American Muslims who have experienced discrimination on the basis of their religion. 48% of those polled say that they have encountered religious discrimination in the past...
Jul 21, 2017 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd Last week, the U.S. House debated and narrowly defeated a proposal to require the Pentagon to investigate “Islamic religious doctrines” that may contribute to terrorism. The measure, offered by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) as an amendment...
